Adding a PDF

• Log into manage.ctdigitalarchive.org.
  
  
• Navigate to the collection to which you want to add your PDF.
  
  
• Click the "Manage" tab.
  
  
  
• Under "Overview", select "Add an object to this Collection".
  
  
  

• Select "Islandora PDF Content Model" from the "Select a Content Model to Ingest" dropdown menu and click "Next".
  

  If you do not see the content model you are looking for, it may not be a part of your collection policy. You can add a content model to your collection policy by following the steps in this guide.

• Select the MODS form you want to use.
  

  Choosing your MODS form

  Please select the correct MODS form you wish to use, as the different forms have defaults built into them. Most CTDA users, including users managed by Bibliomation, should use the CTDA Collection MODS Form or the CTDA Item MODS form. Users from University of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Library should select the appropriate MODS form for their object.

• You will be taken to the CTDA MODS form.
  
  
  

  CTDA MODS Form

  The CTDA MODS Form has a number of required fields that you need to fill out, but you should try to be a thorough as possible and fill out as many fields as you can when describing your object. To learn more about the CTDA MODS Form, see the Describing Your Objects Guide.

• The first required field you need to populate is the title of your image.
  
  
  
• The next required field is the "Resource Type", which should be "text".
  
  
  
• The third required field in the form is "Digital Origin". You should leave "reformatted digital" in this field if the file you are uploading is a scan of a physical document.
  
  
  

• The fourth required field is the "Held By" field. Select your institution from the dropdown menu.
  

  Institution Does Not Appear in Dropdown

  If your institution does not appear in the dropdown menu under "Held By" please contact CTDA at ctda@uconn.edu to inform us that your institution is missing.

• The final required field is the "Rights" field. Choose your institution from the dropdown menu. If you do not have a customized rights statement, select "Creative Commons NC-BY". 
  

  Rights Statements

  The default rights statement is set to the Creative Commons NC-BY 4.0 which states: "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, CC BY-NC." To learn more about Creative Commons licenses, visit https://creativecommons.org/.

  If you have a custom rights statement, please send the text to us at ctda@uconn.edu.

• Click "Next" and the next page is where you will upload your object.
  
  
• Click "Choose file" and find the PDF file you want to ingest.
  
  
  

• Once you have chosen your file, click "Upload".
  

  Depending on the file size, the upload can take a few moments to a few minutes. Do not click "Back" or "Refresh" while the upload is taking place.

• Finally click "Ingest".
  

  Depending on the file size, the ingest can take a few moments to a few minutes. Do not click "Back" or "Refresh" while the ingest is taking place.

• After your PDF file has been ingested, you will be taken to the page containing your file. From this page you can manage your object.
  

Video Guide: PDF Content Model